The trade behind the numbers

FOGO funding rates, explained

Every venue prices FOGO funding on its own book and its own clock. The gap between the cheapest and the richest is the whole trade — here is where it sits today, and what is left of it after fees.

How the FOGO spread is traded

8 venues
Long legBackpack-0.0248%every 1h · the venue pays you
Short legAster0.0013%every 1h · the venue pays you
Gross spread228.23%annualized, before costs
Round-trip fee$2.60both legs, per $1,000
Net APR214.67%what you keep, 7-day hold
Break-even hold10hclose sooner and the fee wins

Why the gap exists

A perpetual future never expires, so exchanges tether it to spot with a funding payment: a positive rate means longs pay shorts, a negative one means shorts pay longs. Every venue sets its own rate, on its own schedule, from its own order book — so the same contract can pay on one exchange and charge on another at the very same minute.

Hold both legs in equal size and the price risk cancels: whatever FOGO does, one leg gains what the other loses. What is left is the funding difference — an annualized 228.23% here, 214.67% once the round-trip fee of $2.60 per $1,000 is paid. Close before roughly 10 hours and it loses money however wide the spread looks — which is why break-even sits next to every number.

See the same maths applied across every coin on the strategy board and the markets table.

Questions about FOGO funding

What is the FOGO funding rate right now?
Backpack is paying -0.0248% per 1h, while Aster charges 0.0013% per 1h. The table above lists the current rate on all 8 venues that quote FOGO perpetuals.
Which exchange has the best FOGO funding rate?
It depends on your side. A long pays least on Backpack; a short earns most on Aster. Running both at once captures the gap between them without taking a directional bet on FOGO.
How is the annualized FOGO funding APR calculated?
Each venue pays funding on its own schedule — hourly, four-hourly or eight-hourly. We normalize every rate to a common period and compound it over a year, so venues on different schedules can be compared on one axis. Fees are then subtracted over the intended hold to give the net APR.
Is FOGO funding arbitrage risk-free?
No. The price risk is hedged, but fees, a rate that flips mid-hold, liquidation on one leg through margin imbalance, withdrawal delays and exchange risk all remain. Net APR and break-even tell you whether the trade survives its own costs — not whether the venues survive.